Can an employer who benefits from a performance bond provided by a contractor ever be prevented from claiming on the bond? As the number of construction companies becoming insolvent shows no sign of reducing, it has never been more important […]

What are your contractual rights when adverse weather delays your works? How can you maximise your entitlement to additional time and cost? It is almost inevitable that adverse weather conditions will affect the progress of construction projects during the winter. […]

What has changed? How do standard terms deal with retention in light of the new Construction Act? What are the bespoke amendments relating to retention? How to recover retention monies due What has changed? The traditional position in most Sub-Contracts […]

We will be holding our Construction and Contract Law Update Seminars on 20 & 21 March, 24 & 26 April and 1 & 3 May 2012 at various locations around the country. The seminars will focus on the key construction […]

On 1 October 2011, the Construction Act 1996 was amended by the provisions of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, introducing significant changes to payment, suspension and adjudication. The amended Construction Act now applies to all new […]

If terms and conditions are not attached to a purchase order, can they still be incorporated into the contract? The issue of the ‘battle of the forms’ arises frequently in construction disputes. Typically, each party will have attempted to impose […]

The NEC has now published the amendments it has made to the NEC3 suite of contracts to comply with the new provisions of the Construction Act, which will come into force in October. In comparison with the rather more extensive […]

In September, JCT will be publishing a new 2011 suite of main contracts and sub-contracts which comply with the provisions of the new Construction Act. It is essential for all employers, contractors and sub-contractors to familiarise themselves with the changes […]